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Author: Greg Caggiano

Historian Greg Caggiano hosts a podcast covering a wide range of American and world history topics.
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Episode 02: The Witch Hunt and Hysteria in Early Modern Europe
Episode 2
Tuesday, 21 April, 2020

A broad overview of the Witch Hunt in Early Modern Europe (1422-1777). Included: the intellectual and legal foundations of the hysteria and trials, Pagan beliefs in a world dominated by the Catholic Church, what makes a person a "witch", and technical aspects of the courts such as torture and execution methods. The program ends with a brief look at the Salem Witch Trials which served as the end of one of the darkest periods in human history.